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April

12
2023
Trends

Big Banks Projected to Report $100 Billion in Withdrawals

America’s banking giants are expected to reveal a huge outflow of cash in the days ahead. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (April 11), analysts project that depositors looking for high returns from money market funds and other alternatives withdrew nearly $100 billion from JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi and Wells Fargo during the first quarter of the year.

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April

12
2023
Trends

Interest Rate Risk: Interest Rate Risk Statistics Report

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published the spring 2023 edition of the Interest Rate Risk Statistics Report. The report presents interest rate risk data gathered during examinations of OCC-supervised midsize and community banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks). The statistics are for informational purposes only and do not represent OCC-suggested limits or exposures.

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April

12
2023
Industry News

Thousands of Katrina Survivors Were Freed From Debt to the State. Those Who Already Paid Are Out of Luck.

Amid outcry, the state said it was no longer suing residents who had improperly used hurricane recovery money. That doesn’t change anything for the 425 who already paid a total of $6.8 million back to the state.

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April

12
2023
Industry News

Recent Bank Failures and the Path Ahead by Travis Hill, Vice Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

They say that central banks raise rates until something breaks, and that monetary policy works less like a scalpel and more like a sledgehammer.1 It has been a common story over the past century – for example, recently, in 2006, when the U.S. housing bubble popped after 17 consecutive rate increases. Each time, what breaks is a little different from the last time, but often with echoes of the past.

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April

12
2023
Industry News

BayPort Credit Union Announces New Executive Risk Management Position and Promotion

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BayPort Credit Union has added a new position to its executive team and is pleased to announce the promotion of Dan Elston to Vice President of Risk Management. In this role, Elston will oversee BayPort's risk management program and work to enhance the credit union's safety and security infrastructure.

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